Novegro Mostra Scambio is held in Milan each year at a fairground right next to the Linate airport. Because it's held in winter the crowd is mostly local - Italians, Germans with a few Brits thrown in for good measure. Americans are rare, the combination of the dollar vs the euro and the expected weather generally keeps them away. The meet covers three huge structures and a number of lots outside. So many people attend it's crazy - vendors and buyers are everywhere as far as the eye can see. And what they have for sale, well, that's where the photos come in because there's no way to describe it - from the amazing to the undefinable, it's all here in droves. Join me for a look at Novegro....
Photos and captions by Vicki Smith
That's a whole Gixxer, not sure if it's headed for the dump or the operating room
Bicycles were in the minority, but there were still plenty to choose from
Some things were just interesting, with no logic as to why. I liked this car dashboard for it's shape and simplicty
And this crazy 3 wheeler for the fun it implied. Well, potential fun, after many beers and 300 hours of labor. :-)
Not everything was in need of restoration, this man had a whole display of restored small cc dirt bikes
Rare and beautiful from any angle
More often things defied explanation. This is a great example of "HUH?" I think it started off as an Indiana, it's all Ducati but it sounded terrible, the guy putt putted it all over the fairgrounds.
This one was almost as bad but all original Gilaria. This one makes a good case for America being more responsible with our "lifestyle" lol.
No, it's not really a Ducati windscreen.